Deferred Prosecution Agreement A Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) is an agreement between a prosecutor and an organisation facing prosecution for an alleged economic...
Breach of a DPA The procedure for the circumstances in which a prosecutor believes that an organisation may be in breach of a DPA is set out in paragraph 9 of Schedule 17...
Co-operation by a corporate entity is key to obtaining a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) as both the judgments approving DPAs entered into to date and speeches given...
What is a deferred prosecution agreement? A deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) is an agreement between an organisation and a designated prosecutor to enable the latter...
When does a deferred prosecution agreement expire? A deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) usually expires on the date specified as a term of the agreement, unless it is...
This Practice Note summarises the Deferred Prosecution Agreement Code of Practice published by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) on the...
Which organisations will be suitable for DPA negotiations The Deferred Prosecution Agreement Code of Practice (DPA Code) for prosecutors is intended to guide prosecutors...
Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPAs) have been available since 24 February 2014, when the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (CCA 2013) came into force, see Practice Note:...
Purpose of a financial penalty in a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA)? Where a financial penalty is to be imposed as a term of a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA),...
Legal professional privilege (LPP) is recognised as a fundamental right by the courts in England and Wales. At its heart is an acknowledgement of the need for a client to...
Self-reporting is the process by which a business can report to law enforcement agencies upon its discovery of financial or other wrongdoing within the business, with a...
What must a DPA contain? The statutory requirements for the content of a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) are found in paragraph 5 of Schedule 17 of the Crime and...
Although the power to enter into a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) has been within the Serious Fraud Office's (SFO's) armoury since 2014, practitioners had to wait...
Disclosure in the DPA negotiation process One of the factors in the deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) negotiation process, which can influence a company’s chances of...
In what circumstances can a DPA be varied? The power to vary a DPA is set out in paragraph 10 of Schedule 17 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (CCA 2013). The terms of a...